Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
88
53
43
26
63
34
28
15
The Witcher 3
80
63
43
22
45
39
27
12
Counter-Strike 2
131
93
68
28
84
57
41
16
Far Cry 6
71
62
46
23
49
44
31
14
Hogwarts Legacy
44
36
28
13
28
23
18
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
56
44
32
20
39
32
22
14
Ghost of Tsushima
43
34
22
13
24
16
14
9
Cyberpunk 2077
44
39
22
10
30
26
16
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
77
71
47
23
51
45
29
16
Avg FPS
1080p High7046
1080p Ultra5535
1440p Ultra3925
4K Ultra2012
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
5672
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Time Spy60473863
Solar Bay192659888
Port Royal1549824
Fire Strike1618312267
Night Raid7443050787
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
67074
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Background Blur122.5 frames/s92.6 frames/s
Face Detection68.6 frames/s43.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.56 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection3.33 Gpix/sec2.04 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur3.21 Gpix/sec2.28 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.86 Gpix/sec0.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching273.3 Gpix/sec110.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics8476.3 fps3306.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
12712
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
G2D Mark804772
DirectX 11103 fps71 fps
DirectX 1249 fps35 fps
GPU Compute5099 Ops/s4116 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
70.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)396.1 fps284.8 fps
Car Chase339.7 fps280.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)304.7 fps245.2 fps
T-Rex1502.8 fps1203.9 fps
ALU 21607.1 fps5992 fps
Driver Overhead 2272.1 fps231.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1760.21404.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 29, 2019 August, 18, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Turing Pascal
Codename TU116 GP106
Price 229 199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1530 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1785 MHz 1708 MHz
Shader Units 1408 1152
TMUs 88 72
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 22 9
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 64 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 86 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 157 GTex/s 123 GTex/s
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 125 W 120 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 16 nm
Transistor Size 284 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 6 billion 4 billion
Transistor density 21.13 MTr/mm² 20 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR5
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 192 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 3 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

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